Monday Mar 11, 2019
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
The location of this MDI Science Café is the Maine Center for Biomedical Innovation at the MDI Biological Laboratory, located at 159 Old Bar Harbor Rd in Salisbury Cove, Maine.
Free of charge
Amy Morley
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Most people are familiar with traditional cancer treatments such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, but many aren’t as familiar with next-generation cancer therapies that, because they target cancer cells more precisely, are better tolerated by patients and lead to improved outcomes.
Indeed, these new therapies are a contributing factor in a significant increase in cancer survivorship. The percent of cancer survivors living five years or longer after diagnosis was 69.3 in 2009, the most recent year for which there are statistics, according to the National Cancer Institute — up from less than 50 percent in 1975.
These figures put the trend on track to meet a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services target of 71.7 percent by 2020, and augur improved health for many of the more than 1.7 million people diagnosedwith cancer in the United States each year.
The role of next-generation therapies in cancer treatment will be the subject of the March 11 MDI Science Café by cancer biologist/immunologist Muneer G. Hasham, Ph.D. In his talk, Hasham will draw on his research on new cancer therapies at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.
“My hope for the future is that cancer will no longer be a death sentence,” he said. “Rather, a patient will get sick, get treatment and get better. We will always develop cancer as long as cells are replicating and mutating within our bodies. What we need to do is to learn to manage it, just as we have learned to manage asthma, or fever.”
The next-generation therapies Hasham will talk about include:
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. You may preregister for this event. A physical ticket or order confirmation email is not needed for entry.
MDI Science Cafés are offered in fulfillment of the institution’s mission to promote scientific literacy and increase public engagement with science. The popular events offer a chance to hear directly from speakers about trends in science. Short presentations delivered in everyday language are followed by lively, informal discussion.
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